[Wylug-discuss] Origins of Linspire.

[mikeb at gbdirect.co.uk]

On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 01:45:22PM +0100, Robert Speed wrote:
>
> Does anyone know what Linspire (tryoutlinux.com) is based on.
>
> They've got a poorly researched and defined table touting itself
> against XP and other Linux varients.
>
> They even claim XP is bug free...
>
> I'm presuming that M$ were intending to bring out their own (bug-ridden)
> version of Linux in order to tarnish the name, etc.
> Bring it out at a low-price, get people used to it then introduce certain
> features that are strangely only available to the Windows platform as
> well...
>
> Or, they'll somehow get 'bought' by M$ in the future ?
>
> ?
>
>
> R.

AFAIK this is 'Lindows' after the court case where Microsoft forced them to change
their name.

Mike